9 September 2019
The Thieme Group and the American-Danish learning technology specialist Area9 have joined forces with immediate effect. Their newly founded joint venture Thieme|Area9 develops adaptive e-learning solutions for doctors, medical students, and allied health professionals. The products, designed for national and international markets, combine the Thieme Group’s specialist information with Area9’s learning technology.
Area9’s Rhapsode learning system is based on cognitive research in the field of computer science. It is an adaptive learning system which adjusts the learning content in real-time to suit the specific needs of each individual user.
Initially, Thieme|Area9 is developing an offer designed to help students prepare for the first part of the United States Medical Licensing Examination. While the joint venture will primarily develop e-learning platforms for the international market, Thieme also plans to use the technology for German-language services, and thereby further expand established products such as the Via Medici learning and knowledge platform.